Whilst Walters evoked the period beautifully, I did find it slow. A measured unraveling of the story was probably supposed to be a virtue, but it was too much for me. The study of the Ayres trying to maintain standards that were no longer possible was sensitively drawn, as were the other characters. Supernatural events maintained the sense of unease but had it been written by a lesser author, I might not have got to the end.
(Christine Miller - bwl 59 Winter 2011 ) |
